Affiliations and Attachments
Because I was raised without healthy sustained connection with my care givers, I attempted to build an identity around attachments and affiliations- which would not ever satisfy my need for safe…
Gaslighting, Stonewalling, and the Machinery of Control
Stonewalling and gaslighting feel like techniques intended to erase a person. To obliterate their spirit. Stonewalling is a tactic used to control, isolate, humiliate, and frustrate someone for attempting to…
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
You've got to be taught, to hate and fearYou've got to be taught from year to yearIt's got to be drummed in your dear little earYou've got to be carefully…
To Repair or Repaint
My life is filled with terrible choices, ugly truths, and failed relationships. Those things do not define me and cannot be used to shame or diminish me. Only through my courage to…